| Your child's bedroom should be a safe haven, | | | | or colours or any objects, keep this in mind |
| a place where fun flows along with creativity | | | | while planning the lighting. Like some babies |
| and productive thoughts. Lighting a room with | | | | may enjoy Airplane or other objects around a |
| so many purposes can be challenging. However | | | | central ceiling fixture or pendant light. |
| before you start buying and putting the | | | | Bright red balloon wall light may also |
| lights in their room, wait and spend some | | | | entertain your small ones. Generally, all |
| time in understanding your child's needs, | | | | most kids small or growing, love bright |
| personality and other small things. | | | | colors and novelty items like cartoon |
| Children's have slightly different lighting | | | | characters or any other funny animal |
| needs from us, adults. Also you should take | | | | characters lights. Some children's may like |
| decorating your child's room as a great | | | | certain colours which in that case colorful |
| opportunity to illustrate off your playful | | | | catchy lights can be a good option. Well |
| side, do some personal bonding, and allow | | | | lighting your child's room should co-ordinate |
| your children to be creative. Use your as | | | | with the overall decor but having that one |
| many ideas and imaginations for decorating | | | | wild lighting idea which excites your boy or |
| but, please keep one thing in mind, it should | | | | girl is a must. Choose atleast one novelty |
| reflect your child's personality and needs, | | | | theme to add a vibrant mood to your child |
| not yours where we as parents make a mistake. | | | | room that compliments their hobbies and |
| | | | personality. Afterwards try to understand |
| Understand the basics | | | | what kind of activities will be taking place |
| | | | in the room. Like sleeping, doing home work, |
| Planning lighting needs for your child's room | | | | entertainment, computer activities and many |
| is a great opportunity for you to show off | | | | more such things. Parents should select task |
| your playful side, do some personal bonding, | | | | lighting that is most conducive to the |
| and will also allow your children to be | | | | different activities children pursue in their |
| creative. Use all your imaginative ideas in | | | | room. This will make the job of selecting and |
| the process but the important thing to | | | | fixing task lighting to brighten up specific |
| remember here is it should reflect your | | | | area used for an activity much easier. If |
| child's personality, not yours. Talk to your | | | | your child has a computer in the room, you'll |
| child while making them part of your design | | | | want to ensure a ambient soothing computer |
| work. Be interactive and if needed take them | | | | place. The trick here is to use task lighting |
| along with you while buying the lighting | | | | to illuminate what is on the monitor and use |
| things. In any kid room you need to consider | | | | an ambient light source to eliminate any |
| three types of lighting; ambient light which | | | | contrast. If your child does all their home |
| fills the whole room, Task lighting is the | | | | work on a desk table, try for safe table lamp |
| kind of lighting that brightens a particular | | | | or the best wall lights that lines up with |
| area and finally accent lighting that adds a | | | | your child's shoulder when sitting up ready |
| novelty touch to your child's room. | | | | to read. Lighting that comes from behind her |
| | | | shoulder and slightly to the side will be the |
| The key factors to consider for child | | | | best for their eyes with out causing any |
| lighting ideas | | | | damage to their vision. If your child likes |
| | | | to read in bed consider an adjustable kid |
| Your kid's age, whether a baby, early school | | | | room lamp or track lighting rotated to the |
| years or teenagers. Age makes real difference | | | | bedpost. Reading will become more tempting to |
| in selecting and adjusting proper lighting | | | | your child if you make the experience as |
| ideas. As your child matures as do their | | | | comfortable as possible. If your children |
| rooms lighting needs. For example, babies | | | | watch television in their rooms, don't let |
| need low-level lighting so you can see during | | | | them watch it in total darkness. It's better |
| those frequent trips in the night to feed, | | | | for their eyes to use low-level light, either |
| change and comfort. As you will spend a | | | | from a dimmed light or from a side light with |
| considerable amount of time in your baby's | | | | the beam directed at the ceiling. |
| room it's important that you have a ceiling | | | | |
| mounted bedroom light with a dimmer if | | | | Never forget the safety of your children |
| possible would be ideal since it allows you | | | | |
| to brighten the room when required and then | | | | While planning and designing your child's |
| lower the light at bedtime. Also a kid room | | | | room lighting needs, there are safety issues |
| decorative lamp or two at proper light that | | | | to consider first. The safest kinds of |
| gives off sufficient light is important when | | | | lighting fixtures to use in your child's room |
| it coming to changing your baby or reading | | | | are central ceiling fixtures, child wall |
| stories. Instead of kid lamps, one can also | | | | lights and track lighting. The advantage here |
| opt for a track lighting which are quiet | | | | is that these types of fixtures won't get |
| adjustable to lighten while changing babies | | | | damaged if your kids start playing around the |
| nappies or reading bed time stories. Also | | | | room. Try to keep any light sources out of |
| track lighting can be adjusted, rotated to | | | | your child's reach is always a good way to |
| specific areas as the child grows. Older, | | | | prevent light burns. In any case if you can't |
| school going children and teenagers may have | | | | avoid it then any light that their little |
| slightly different lighting needs. For | | | | hands can reach should preferably be fitted |
| example, some older children may get scared | | | | with compact fluorescent bulbs which are cool |
| in the night if the room is dark, which in | | | | to touch Use track lighting or wall lights |
| that case installing a night light opposite | | | | instead of table lamps since they always get |
| corner of the room and not shining in your | | | | knocked over and believe us, always us. When |
| child's face to make them sleep is a good | | | | installing electrical wall socket, see that |
| idea. Also growing children needs a balance | | | | there are no loose cords hanging around and |
| of natural light and artificial lighting so | | | | cover the empty sockets to ensure prying |
| operable skylights and windows will add charm | | | | fingers can't put it inside. Also avoid low |
| to the room. | | | | pendant lights. They can be a hazard during |
| | | | pillow fights or when jumping on the bed. |
| Your child's personality and interests will | | | | |
| also play a substantial role in understanding | | | | Using the above provided information along |
| the lighting needs. If it is a small baby, | | | | with your imagination you can do wonders to |
| try to understand what kind of interests or | | | | your children's room lighting and the way it |
| personality they can have by seeing their | | | | will nurture their personality. Just |
| reaction on showing or displaying certain | | | | remember, have fun, enjoy and make it a team |
| things. For example, babies will react very | | | | work with your child as your expert partner. |
| happily or enjoys certain types of pictures | | | | |